27-10-2003, 10:27
The following is a rough draft of the Constitution of the Theocracy of Raysia. All are welcome to make suggestions.
1 All citizens are subject to the Authorities appointed by the Raysian Council, carrying a badge of the seal of the Raysian Council of the Twelve, namely Government, Police officers (Mechanical and Human), and in some case Military.
2 The Government can not burden you with the debts of anyone outside of your immediate family.
3 The Government is a hierarchy ruled by Twelve Male Priesthood-Holding Council members of equal power, including one Government President, one Military Commander in Chief, one representative from the church, one secretary of the internal, one secretary of the external, one Director of Business, one Director of Revenue, one Director of Research, one Director of Relations, one Director of the Media Control Agency, one Director of Commerce and Trade, and one Director of Immigration. None are elected, all are called by either each other or by the Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake. Overall, God the Eternal Father, His son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost rule over all of Raysia, regardless of whether or not one beleives in such things.
4 We believe that a Council member must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to lead the nation justly in God's name, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof, and to respect the fact that not all citizens of Raysia are of the same faith.
5 Every council member has equal power, and all decisions must be met unanimously. There must not be any indecision or opposition within the Raysian Council of the Twelve. Each Council member may serve until he retires of his own will or until the other 11 council members vote him out.
6 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth. Such things shall not be easily dismissed as insanity in the courts of Raysia.
7 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. We derive our law from these books, and from revelation from God.
8 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God, more specifically the Theocracy of Raysia.
9 All citizens may claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of your own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
10 All people who are suspected of crimes civil and federal must defend themselves in court before a Judge unless they are incapable of doing so. The Judge has the ability sentence you to whatever sentence he feels necessary. Jail time is only in extreme cases, Community Service will be the most common punishment, and the Death Sentence may only be executed after clearance by the Raysian Council of the Twelve.
11 All citizens have the right to be honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and to do good to all men. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, you may seek after these things.
OOC: a cookie to whoever can guess the obvious document I stole a bunch of these words from ;)
1 All citizens are subject to the Authorities appointed by the Raysian Council, carrying a badge of the seal of the Raysian Council of the Twelve, namely Government, Police officers (Mechanical and Human), and in some case Military.
2 The Government can not burden you with the debts of anyone outside of your immediate family.
3 The Government is a hierarchy ruled by Twelve Male Priesthood-Holding Council members of equal power, including one Government President, one Military Commander in Chief, one representative from the church, one secretary of the internal, one secretary of the external, one Director of Business, one Director of Revenue, one Director of Research, one Director of Relations, one Director of the Media Control Agency, one Director of Commerce and Trade, and one Director of Immigration. None are elected, all are called by either each other or by the Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake. Overall, God the Eternal Father, His son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost rule over all of Raysia, regardless of whether or not one beleives in such things.
4 We believe that a Council member must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to lead the nation justly in God's name, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof, and to respect the fact that not all citizens of Raysia are of the same faith.
5 Every council member has equal power, and all decisions must be met unanimously. There must not be any indecision or opposition within the Raysian Council of the Twelve. Each Council member may serve until he retires of his own will or until the other 11 council members vote him out.
6 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth. Such things shall not be easily dismissed as insanity in the courts of Raysia.
7 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. We derive our law from these books, and from revelation from God.
8 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God, more specifically the Theocracy of Raysia.
9 All citizens may claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of your own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
10 All people who are suspected of crimes civil and federal must defend themselves in court before a Judge unless they are incapable of doing so. The Judge has the ability sentence you to whatever sentence he feels necessary. Jail time is only in extreme cases, Community Service will be the most common punishment, and the Death Sentence may only be executed after clearance by the Raysian Council of the Twelve.
11 All citizens have the right to be honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and to do good to all men. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, you may seek after these things.
OOC: a cookie to whoever can guess the obvious document I stole a bunch of these words from ;)